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Tianjin · China

Car hire and driving in Tianjin

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In China traffic drives on the right. Picking up at TSN means 15 km (9 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648851 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2807090.

Drives from Tianjin

Car rental from Tianjin: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Tianjin to TangguChina43 km (27 mi)about 39 min
Tianjin to HanguChina54 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Tianjin to LangfangChina58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Tianjin to SanheChina94 km (58 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Tianjin to TongzhouChina96 km (59 mi)about 1 h 27 min
Tianjin to CangzhouChina97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Tianjin to DaxingChina99 km (61 mi)about 1 h 30 min
Tianjin to TangshanChina103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Tianjin to BeijingChina108 km (67 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Tianjin to ShunyiChina118 km (73 mi)about 1 h 48 min
Tianjin to LinxiChina126 km (79 mi)about 1 h 56 min
Tianjin to MentougouChina128 km (80 mi)about 1 h 57 min
Tianjin to ShanghaiChina962 km (598 mi)about 14 h 41 min
Tianjin to ChongqingChina1,442 km (896 mi)about 21 h 59 min
Tianjin to ChengduChina1,520 km (944 mi)about 23 h 10 min
Tianjin to WuhanChina988 km (614 mi)about 15 h 4 min
Tianjin to Xi’anChina913 km (568 mi)about 13 h 56 min
Tianjin to HangzhouChina1,021 km (634 mi)about 15 h 34 min
Tianjin to HarbinChina1,068 km (664 mi)about 16 h 17 min
Tianjin to HefeiChina809 km (503 mi)about 12 h 21 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Tianjin?

The right, as everywhere in China.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.